Buggy-boot



(No Model.)

F. *SENIEUR.

. BUGGY BOOT. No. 386,660. Patented July 24, 1888.

FREDERICK SENIEUR, OF MOUNT STERLING, KENTUCKY.

BUGGY-BOOT.

EPISCIFIC'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,660, dated July24, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK SENIEUR, of llIount Sterling, in thecounty of Montgomery and State of Kentucky, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Buggy- Boots; and I do declare that thefollowing is a a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such asshall enable those skilled in the art to which my invention appertainsto make and use the invention.

The object of my invention is to provide a buggy-boot of rigid materialwhich shall be durable in use and not liable to become slack or tocrack; which shall be hard and strong, so that when secured in itsclosed position it will be an effective protection against theabstraction of articles placed in the boot for security, and which maybe readily adapted to the slope of the buggy-bed to which it is to beapplied.

\Vhile my improved boot can be made much cheaper than those in commonuse, it will, on the other hand, always retain its shape and present aneven and flat outer surface, adding much to the appearance of thevehicle.

The material of which my boot is made is metal of any suitablecharacter-for instance, iron, brass, or zincand is preferably formedfrom a single piece or sheet of the same. In practice it will be treatedby galvanizing, japanning. or otherwise to prevent corrosion. I havealso applied to the metal boot, which will be hinged to the body by itsinner upper end or to the seat-frame, buffers of a simple and convenientconstruction, hereinafter particularly described.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I have shown inthe accompanying drawings means for carrying the same into eflect.

In said drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of so much of a vehicleembodying my invention as is necessary for a clear understanding of thelatter. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the metallic boot before it isadapted to the slope of the vehicle. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing themanner of constructing the metallic boot at its angle. Fig. 4 is avertical sectional view through a portion of the boot and one of itsbuffers.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the body of a buggy, B the seatstandard or frame, and O the seat.

D is the rear part of the body, which is covered by the boot E. Thelatter is shown as made from a single sheet of metal turned down at itsside and rear edges to form :3. depending flange. This flange econstitutes in effect a frame which is rigid vertically, and, the topplate of the boot being practically rigid horizontally, the whole deviceis well adapted to maintain its shape, preserve the appearance of thevehicle, and to be strong and durable. The lower edge of the flange e ispreferably turned up, as shown at e, along its lower edge to give afinished appearance to the boot by providing it with a rounded bead andto add to its strength.

At its inner or forward end the boot is provided with metallic eyes f,secured by riveting, soldering, or both, to the flanges c. Theseat-frame has at the points where the said eyes are situated when theboot is in place headed bolts E, which pass through the eyes and formhinges or pivots, upon which the boot may be swung upward, as indicatedin Fig. 1, to afl'ord access to the interior of the body. The forwardedge of the boot is also turned over to form a strengthening andfinishing bead, e".

The buffers, which I have provided to prevent any rattling of themetallic boot upon the upper edges of the body, consist of pieces ofrubber, r, or other suitable material, situated upon the upper edge ofthe vehicle-body and secured by screws 7*, which pass down through them(to such depth that the heads of the screws shall be below the top ofthe surrounding rubher) into the material of the body. By setting thebuffers a sufficient distance outward they bear against the inner sideof the flange e, as well as against the under side of the top plate, andprevent horizontal as well as vertical rattling.

The boot may be secured in its closed posi tion by a lock, L, or catchof any suitable construction.

At its inner or forward end the top plate of the boot is turned upwardto correspond with the inclination of the seat-frame orupwardlyextending portions of the vehicle-body supporting the seat, soas to close the space he 2 sees-e0 tween the seat and the upper edge ofthe portion D of the body. So far as the top plate is concerned, it mayeasily be bent to the inclination desired; but the flange e is cut ateach side opposite the point where the angle of the boot is to beformed. The boot having been fitted to the body to which it is to beapplied, its horizontal and its inclined portions are maintained in thedesired relative positions by anglepieces a, which fill the triangularspaces left in the flange e, and are rigidly secured by riveting orsoldering to the portions of the flange on each side of said spaces.These angle-pieces a are so shaped as to fill out or correspond with theoutline of the boot and preserve its appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, with the vehiclebody,

of the rigid metallic boot E, shaped to fit said body, pivoted theretoat its forward end, and provided with depending flanges, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with the vehicle-body,

of the rigid metallic boot E, bent as described, I so as to extendupward at its forward end, pivoted to said body at the latter point, andprovided with a surrounding strengtheningframe formed from the materialwhich constitutes the top plate of the boot, substantially as set forth.v

3. The combination, with the vehicle-body, of the rigid metallic boot E,fitted thereto and hinged at its forward end, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination, with the portion D of the vehicle body, of the rigidmetallic boot E, hinged' thereto at its forward end, the buffers r,situated upon the upper part of said portion, and the screws r, passingthrough said buffers and having their heads below the top surfacethereof, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Ihaveherennto affixed my signature in the presenceof two witnesses. 45

FREDERICK SENIEUR.

' \Vitnesses:

M. S. TYLER, W. H. STROSSMAN.

